Filing-cabinet.



Gr. JACOBS. FILING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4. 19,08.

Patented May 25, 1909.

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WITNESSES:

A TTORNE Y May 25, 1909.

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Patented May 25, 1909.

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A TTORNE Y i To 11A um l R'EASE, 'rnns'rnn, slit-won, o nib.

F1LING-CABINET.

Application filed Soptenjner 4, 1968.

To all tell/mi it ma cmicc'riri Be it known that l, (lnonon JAums, n subject oi' the l linpcror oi (lm'nnniy, residing til (H nton, in the county oi fltnrl: illltl State .3 ot (lhio, have invented new and usel'ul i iting-Fnliinei, of which the following is a. speciiicntion.

The invention relates to n tiling cabinet for bills ol' sales or zit-counts, us or n retail mer chnnt, and. more particularly to that class of cabinets continiiiiri n series of lCitVOS normally locnted uprightly in echelon, so that thciippcr ed 'e cl ch lent is exposed above the edge of the lezii in front. oi" it, the leaves being hinged or pivoted and adopted to be folded forward tor the purpose oi exposing and giving access to the sides oi the several leaves. 4

One object of the invention is to provide necting and gcnring the leaves so that, when -folded lorwnrd to n. prone position, or when removed from the. case, they are ndnpted to be collo *nted or nsscnihled thee to tan-e in a rectangular puck, within a. space substantially equal to the urea oi one lost and the combined. dept-h oi 21 ll the leaves, so that in this relation the entire series of leaves can,

"5 same time the leaves in 'l'ront of them are lowered orrnised, that the foremost one oi the uprightiy disposed leaves always occupies the some vertical plane midis, there fore, conveniently accessible tor inserting and removing bills at the some distance from the forward side of the cabinet.

Another object of the invention is to provide detachable. means tor counter-balancing the series of leaves to hold them, individually and collectively, in the normal u right position, and so that when one or more leaves are started upward from the. prone position, they are automatically thrown to and then remain in the upright position,

The invention also relates to the construc tion end srrszigeinent the filing reeks i provided in eeehlent' of the cebiobject of this improvement is e-u'iieation Letters Patent. l stonted his; N15

menus tor individually 11nd c-ollcctivel con.

Serial No. 551,635.

to provide one or more series of laterally verlapping rocks, the racks of each series being; pivoted on the same axis located at the lower e nrls ot the nicks of the series and being provided with controlling springs to hold the rncks normally closed against the lost, and the exposed edges of the racks being notched, whereby a. large number of sepnrate account slips are adapted to he tiled on one side ol' the lost with certain portionsthereof expose-1i, the slips of each account being: readily accessible lroin the some side of the lest.

These g'cnersl objects and other adventiiges are attained by the construction, mechanism and arrangement illustrator. in the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which i Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet containing a small number of leaves, with one side 'of the case removed, and having two leaves folded downward in n prone position and the other leaves standing 111* right in the normal position; Fig. 2, a frognientnry vertical-longitndinal section of the cabinet mechanism;- Fig. 3, a fragmentaryperspective view illustrating one tier of gearing blocks and links and the controlling spring mechanism, showing the leaves in broken lines; Fig. 4-, a detached perspective view of the connecting-ta ve bracket; Fig. 5, a pers ective view of the caves and the gearing blbcks removed from the cabinet, the leaves being collocated in a rectangular pack; Fig. 6, a detached perspective View of e portion of one lent showing the cover and two ti ing, racks of the upper series opened forflu d Kind exposing for access the contents of the third rack, and showing two gearing blocks and one link separated opposite their connected position; and Fig. 7, a detached perspective view of onefiling pocket.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

The case of the cabinet preferably includes the back -1, the bottom 2 end the sides 3. A tier of bearing blocks 4, 4? end-4 is normally located in each side of the case; the base block 4 of each. tier being 'detoohahly secured to the bottom of the cnseby engeging' the transverse groove 5 provided in the rear end of each of the base blocks with the tongue 6 formed or attached on the bottom ot t e ease, and then fastening the forward to slide endwise one upon another and at the end of each base block by means of the bolt 7 each block caused by the rotation of the acbeyond the rear faces or ends inthe bearing 8, the end of which bolt is adapted to enter the aperture 9 provided in the forward end of each base block for that purpose.

Each base block 4 and each intermediate block 4 is provided with a T-shaped tongue 10 on its upper edge, and each intermediate block 4 and each top block 4* is provided with aT-shaped groove 11 in its lower edge; which grooves are adapted to interengage with the tongues ofthe blocks next below, so that all of the blocks in each tier are adapted same time are held together to form a supporting frame at each side of the leaves.

The leaves 12 are normally colloeated uprightly in echelon and the lower corners of the leaves are pivotally connected with the rear ends of respective blocks, as by means of the pivot screws 13. A series of links 14 is provided between the sides of the leaves and the inner sides of the blocks, the rear ends of the links being pivotally connected with the side edges of the leaves at an interval above the leaf block pivot, as by means of the I ivot screws 15, and the forward ends of the links being pivotally connected to the forward ends of the blocks as by means of the pivot screws 16. By means of this mechanism, it is evident that when one leaf is rotated forward on its pivots, the bearing block next above with all the superimposed blocks will be moved forward at the same time, and vice versa; and the gearing is so proportioned that the longitudinal movement of tuating leaf from its normal upright position to and. from a prone position, is approximately equal to the intervalo ccupied by one upright leaf, which interval is )referably thg same as the projection of one leaf above another. lhe parts are so proportioned and arranged that when the leaves are all folded forward to a prone position, the leaves will be collocated in a rectangular pack and in close contact with each other, and the bearing blocks on each end of the pack will be arranged in u right tiers, as shown in Fig. 5 and it is evi ent that when the leaves are rotated rearward to their normal position, the blocks will slide one upon another and the leaves will be compactly collocated in u right echelon, as shown for the upright leaves in Figs. 1 and 2.

it will be seen that two particularadvantages are attained by connecting the links to l the forward ends of the blocks, as herein set I forth, for the reason that the rear ends of the respective blocks do not extend backward f ;ol' the corresponding leaves, in the several positions thereof, whereby less space taken up by I the leaves and blocks when they are removed from the case in the form pack, as illustrated in Fig. 5; and for the reason that the links in their movements do not cross the axes of the leaf pivots, and they can thus be located between the side edges of the leavesand the sides of the blocks; all of which 'permits of a compact construction its forward end to the bracket 22 which is 4 adapted to be detachably connected with the upper bearing block, as by telescoping over t 1 e forward end of the T-shaped flange 23 formed on the rear end of the u the block. On the forward em" necting bracket is provided the upturned loop 24 and on the rear end the inturned flange 25, against which flan e the pin 26 formed or secured on the end edge of the rearmost leaf is adapted to abut, whereby the rearinost leaf is always held in upright position in the case. The power oft e eaf controlling spring is exerted through the roll and connecting ban ds to pull the top blocks rearward,andthe connecting gearings between the other blocks and the leaves serve to normally hold the leaves in their upright per edge of position; and the tension of the spring is ail-- usted so that when the leaves are started upward from their prone position, the sprin will positively rotate them backward to their upright position.

A lever 27 is pivotally mounted on each side wall of the case and is normally rotated so that the hook 28 which is rovided on one end is above-the path of the oop of the connecting bracket. When it is desired to remove the leaves from the case, a few ofthe upper leaves are rotated to their upright position which brings the loops of'the connecting brackets in rear of the hook of the lever, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The levers are then rotated to bring the hooks downward in the path of the bracket loops with the ends of the hooks presented thereto, whereupon by rotating the upright leaves forward to their prone position, the loops are engaged with, the books. The upper caves are t ion again rotated to their u )right posi tion which moves the upper blocks backward, and at the same time the engagement of the, bracket loops with the lever hooks holds the brackets forward andpermits the T-llanges of the top blocks to be withdrawn therefrom, whereupon the hook levers and connecting"brackets and bands assume the of the coni of a rectangularj position as shown for one side by dotted pack, each leaf moving the superimposed locks and leaves in the same. direction the interval of one leaf.

2. A frame includingo positely-located parallel tiers of endwise-sidabl'e blocks,v a

series of leaves normally located uprightly in echelon and having their lower-end corners pivoted to the rear ends of respective blocks, and a series of links having their rear ends pivoted to the side edges of the leaves above the block pivots and their forward ends pivoted to the forward ends of adjoining blocks, whereby the leaves are adapted to be rotated to and from prone position in a rectangular pack, each leaf. moving the superimposed b ocks and leaves in the same direction the interval of one leaf.

3. A frame includingoppositely-located parallel tiers of spring controlled interengaging endwise-slidable blocks, a series of leaves normally located uprightly in echelon and having their lower-end corners pivoted to respective blocks, and a series of links connecting the leaves with adjoin-- ing blocks,. whereby the leaves are adapted to be rotated to and from a prone position in a rectangular pack, each leaf moving the superimposed blocks and leaves in the same:

direction the interval of one leaf.

4 eachflleaf movlng the superimposed b ocks.

and leaves in the same direction the interval of one leaf. i

5. A series-of rotatable leaves normally located uprightly i n echelon with gearing connections inc uding a tier of springcontrolled endwise-slidable' blocks respectively pivoted at their rear ends to corre-v sponding lower-end corners of the leaves,

and a series of links pivoted to the leaves, abovethe block pivots and to the forward ends of adjoining blocks, whereby a forward rotation of the leaves to a prone'position collocates them in a rectangular pack and, movement vice versa, with a concomitant to and fro of the upright leaves.

6. A series of rotatable leaves normally located uprightly in echelon with gearing connections including a tier of endwiseslidable blocks respectively pivoted at their rear ends to corresponding lower-end corners of corresponding leaves, and a series of links pivoted to the leaves above the block pivots and to the forward ends'of adjoining blocks, whereby a forward rotation of the leavesto a prone position collocates them in a rectangular pack and vice versa, with a concomitant movement to and fro of the upright leaves. 7. A series of rotatableleaves normally located uprightly in echelon with gearin connections including a sprin -controlle tier of interengagi endwise-sli able blocks res ectively pivote to corresponding loweren corners of correspondin leaves, and a series of links connecting the eaves with adjoining blocks, whereby a forward rotation of the leaves to a prone position collocates them in a rectangular pack and vice versa.

8. A series of rotatable leaves normally located uprightly in echelon with gearing connections includin a tier of interengagin endwise-slidable bloc s res ectively pivote I to corresponding lower-en corners of corre sponding leaves, and a series of links connecting the leaves with adjoiningblocks, whereby a forward rotation of the leaves to a prone position collocates them in a rectangular ack and vice versa.

9. K series of rotatable leaves normally located uprightly in echelon with gearing connections including a'tier of spring-controlled endwise-slidable blocks respectively pivoted at their rear ends to corresponding lower-end corners of the leaves, and a series l .of links pivoted to the leaves above the block pivots and to the forward ends of adjoining blocks, whereby a forward rotation of the leaves to a prone pi'rsition collocates them in a rectangular pack and vice versa.

10.'A series of rotatable leaves normally located sprightly in echelon with gearing connections including a tier of endwise-slidable blocks respectively pivoted at their rear. ends to corresponding lower-end corners of corresponding leaves, and a series of links and to the forward ends of adjoining blocks, whereby a forward rotation of the leaves to a prone position collocates them in a rectangular pack and vice versa.

11. A series of normally upright rotatable leaves with gearing connections including a spring-controlled tier of inter-engaging end- -Wise-slidable blocks respectively plvoted to corrps ionding lower-end corners of correspending leaves, and a series of links conmeeting the leaves wit-h adjoining -blocks, whereby aforward rotation of each leaf to a proneposition moves the upright leaves forward the interval of one leaf and vice versa.

12; A series of normally. upright rotatable leaves with gearing connections including 3, tier of interengaging endwise-"slidable blocks respectively pivoted to corresponding lowerend corners of corresponding leaves and a series of links connecting the leaves with adjoining blocks, whereby a forward rotation of each leaf to a prone position moves the 'upv right leaves forward the interval of one'leaf' and vice versa.

pivoted to the leaves above the block pivots 1 05 I 13. A series of leaves located face to face;

a tier of endwise slidable interengaging blocks respectively pivoted to corresponding end corners of the leaves, and links con-' necting the leaves with adjoining blocks,

and a spring acting to rotate the roller todraw and hold the leaves in upri ht position, with means for detaching am? I the tape from the gearing. v

15. A cabinet including a detachable series of leaves normally located uprightly in echelon and having gearing connect-ions whereby they are adapted to be rotated to a forward prone position in a rectangular pack, and

5 vice versa, a roller journaled' in rear of the leaves, a tape Wound on the rollerand de- 'tachably connected with the gearing, and a spring acting to rotate the roller to draw and hold the leaves in upright position.

16. A cabinet including a series of leaves normally located uprightly in echelon and having gearing connections whereby they are adapted to be rotated to a forward prone position in a rectangiilar'pack, and vice versa, a roller journaled in rear of the leaves, a tape wound on the roller and connected with the gearing, and-a spring acting to r0.- tate the roller to draw and hold the leaves in upright position.

0 1.7; A filing leaf including a frame having holding an axial rod and an. abutment therein, a

series of laterally inclined bill racks pivoted on the rod and arran ed in lateral echelon, and s rings acting to old the racks against the aliutment, there being forward flan es on each rack whereby bills are retained etween the overlapping portions of the racks.

18. A filing leaf including a frame, an axial rod and an abutment therein, a series of laterally inclined bill racks pivoted on the rod and arranged in lateral echelon, springs acting to hold the racks against the abutment, and means for retaining bills between the overlapping portions of the' racks.

19. A filing af including a frame having an axial rodtherein, a series of laterally inclined bill racks pivoted on the rod and arranged in lateral echelon, and means for normally holding the overlapping portions of the racks together, the exposed edges of one rack being notched to expose part of a bill in the next rack. a 20. A filing leaf including a frame having an axial rod therein, a series of laterally inclined racks pivoted on the rod and arranged in lateral echelon, and means for norm-ally holding the overlapping portions of the',r'acks together.

21. A filing leaf including a series of later-v Y ally inclined racks arranged in lateral eche-,

lon and pivoted on the same axis, and meaps for normally holding the overlapping portions of the racks'together.

22 A filing leaf including a series of latern ally inclined racks arranged in lateral eche-v lon and pivoted on the same axis.

, GEORGE JACOBS Witnesses: l

DAVID B. SMITH, HARRY FREASE. 

